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Rhineland-Palatinate
Landkreis Bad Kreuznach
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Eckersweiler

Source of the Pfeffelbach – Andesite Rose Trail Sign loop from Eckersweiler

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Landkreis Bad Kreuznach
Landkreis Birkenfeld
Eckersweiler

Source of the Pfeffelbach – Andesite Rose Trail Sign loop from Eckersweiler

Moderate

4.7

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Source of the Pfeffelbach – Andesite Rose Trail Sign loop from Eckersweiler

02:59

10.2km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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3.18 km

Source of the Pfeffelbach

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In this area begins the long path of the Pfeffelbach. After going into the valley, it runs in the floodplain meadows between Pfeffelbach and Thallichtenberg, loops around Ruthweiler and flows into the Kuselbach on the Trierstraße in Kusel.

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2

3.71 km

Hellerberg Quarry – Historic Agate Mining

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𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒂𝒖

Agate mining in the Freisen and Oberkirchen area was first documented in the 14th century. The banded chalcedony was initially sold to agate cutters in Freiburg and Venice, …

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3

4.05 km

Andesite Rose Trail Sign

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A detour to the andesite rose is worthwhile

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4

4.28 km

𝑾𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒌 𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒓𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒕𝒆 - 𝑲𝒖𝒈𝒆𝒍 𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒃𝒂𝒖

Like a broken sphere made of concentric shells, a strange phenomenon has developed in the andesite rock of the Hellerberg. On the "Achatweg" …

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5

5.52 km

𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒌𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒖𝒇 𝒅𝒆𝒎 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒇𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒆

Colorful agates and wonderful drusen with goethite or zeolites - with these words the heart of every mineral collector starts to beat …

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6.89 km

Viewpoint at Hellenberg Shelter

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Nice resting place within the MTB 9. Great view and starting point of an enduro trail built by Nicotherider (S2 S3).

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6.90 km

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads have been erected as visible signs and …

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7.41 km

Rippling water on the agate path

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10.2 km

End point

Parking

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8.56 km

827 m

733 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.06 km

2.58 km

1.84 km

1.52 km

150 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

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16°C

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